Lexicon
חֶ֫בֶר
che.ver
H2268
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Heber

11
Occurrences
4
Books
Hebrew
Language

che.ver is a personal name used in genealogies and for the Kenite whose household figures in the Jael narrative.

The attested form is a proper personal name, most often appearing in genealogical lists and descent statements; it also identifies Heber the Kenite, whose tent, wife, and household are named in the Judges narrative.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in genealogical records · dominant

    The form is tagged Noun · Proper in genealogical lists. In Genesis 46:17 the APB renders Heber among Beriah's sons, while Numbers 26:45 places him in the statement about Beriah's sons and the Heberites; 1 Chronicles 7:32 further renders him as the father of named children.

  2. Heber the Kenite in the Jael narrative · common

    The proper name identifies the Kenite who had separated and pitched his tent in Judges 4:11. In Judges 4:17 the APB renders Sisera's flight to the tent of Jael, Heber's wife, and describes peace with Heber's house; Judges 4:21 and Judges 5:24 continue to identify Jael in relation to him.

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB presents the name as “Heber,” whether in lists of descendants, statements of fatherhood, or references to the Kenite's wife and house. These English presentations confirm the verse contexts rather than establish separate lexical meanings.

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